Antiskid-chain applicator.



L. B. WILSON.

ANTISKID CHAIN APPLICATOR. APPLICATION FILED its. 25, 1914.

1,251,607. Patented Jun; 1,1918.

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LEOKABD B. WILSON, OF BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA ANTISKID-CHAIH APPLICATQB.

messages. 1", 1918.

- To alltnhom itim aycoiwlei'm 1 Be it known, that LuLnonenn B.Wirison', a. citizen-of theUnited States, residing at n Bellevue, inthefeounty of Allegheny, and

6' State of Pennsylvania, have invented oer tein new and usefulImproyements in" Ant1- skid-Chain Applicators, of which the: 01:

"1 a lowing isp-a specificstion,

' t It 'iscustomary, to apply chains '1 '10 on motor vehicle-wheelshy-hand, this i is sometimes a; tedious andgti'oubles'ome oper-,1.ation,-particu1 1 during cold and wet weather."

' ii n iii f et? hi h he, applied 'to the 'ip 'h'egals by niechencontrolled Due-,0 bjects of my invention' is to proyide -me for.-support ngfan anti-skid chain on cheins eriodsef1 tinie,;,es-..theapplication of the' 'chainsnwillnot be-required end; so that they v 26maybe. instantly applied when occasionmay' idemandLl-"s c 1' .In-thedrngs:-, v Figure], eiside elevational viewioi'a rearlwheeliq eyehiclegwithTmy invention 30 apgliedyr i 1g" 2 1 p i showing one form ofmy invention; and

' Fig. 3 is e. vdetail vlew ofthe operating b rods. v i a '86 Thereference numeral ,1, (l6 S1gI1at8S an I uxle'cn whiehjs a wheel 2 ofany ori i'err'ed construction; Toathe spokes 3 .of the wheel are securedbearing rings' l and which are'held. in position by the"fasteningdevices 6. The rings 4 and 5 are provided with race-ways, those forthering being designated 7= anti-friction are receive in.race-ways 10 and11 in the ring memb r 12. c

The rings 4 and, 5 'areeach provided with an inturned flnnge13approximately paral- 101 with the flanges 14 concentric therewith andwhich is carried by the ring member 12 I50 rovided with bolt receivingrecesses M- to Be referred to hereinafter.

The ring me her 15 is of substantially the same construction as the ringmember 12, and each ring carries a plurality of radially disposed chainapplying devices, those on the ring member 12 being designated by suchmanner that "the v v ill be temporarily held but of gcontaetuwith theizvehicle wheels for sn'chnfreanview partly, in section and 8. Therace-ways receive devices shown as balls 9 which the reference numeral16, end those on the ring 15 being designated-by the reference numeral'17."'The chain applying devices areshown as consisting of telescopingtube inemberslS and 19, the lower one of which 1s connectedto 'its ringby a, balland socket connection 20.

The two members 18 and 19 are held. t0-

getl1er by a spring 21 and phirsof outer tube members 19 carry thechains 22 preferably provided at interi als n -ithelinks 23 and 24 to beengaged by the pivoted in-gets 25 and 26on the'='i"od 27. 'l'heT-rodsare in the hange1 s'28and-29 of the support 30 provided with astandard31 secured-to the axle '1 byfas't'enin devices-as for example 32.

In lieu of c sins, I may employ; straps, cables, or the; like, so insuchiinstences that I ha e'reierredto chains; I do'not limit thisinvention" to the' particularchains shown.

Bearing rings 4 and 5 supportz ring members 35 and; 36" corresponding.to. these designated by the reference numerals-15 and 12. Ring members35 and 36 1are iprovided with spring prssed bolts 37 andfi38 which areadapted to engagiethereeesses 34 in the ring members 15- and121 aThe'rin s 35*and 36 are-provided with chain app ying derices 39 similarto those designated by the reference (numerals 16 and 17 011' the ringr-memb'e'rs-v12 and 15. The outer members of the chain applying devicescarry eliains 40 preferably provided intermediate their ends with links41 and 42 which are engaged by fingers lfl and 4-4 on spring pressedrods ifi held 1nhangers 4L6 a'nd'47 on the support 303 2,,

The flange 1413f the ring 12.; shown as carrying a spring pltSSed l'dtChl8, the pivote(l"bolt'of which is adapted to enter two aliningperforations 0 and {ii -in the flanges 13 andl t so as to loclcthc -ring-12 to the bearing ring {rand the ringj15" to the hearing ring 4 whenthe latch is released.

In practice, I prefer to have two of these ]atches,"one on each ring12-' and 15, and

they are held out of operative engagement by a fork consisting otthe'rods 52 and 53 for the one wheel and 54 and for the other heel. Ail therods are connected by a cross rod be last 1th the nets: rod:

57 and 58 slidabie in the tubes 59 and 60, in each of which is a spring61, one end of which bears against a piston .62 end the other endagainst the end of its cylinder, the normal tendency of the spring beingto throw the latch r detent 63 out of engagement with the notches 64,the spring 61 will move the fork away from the clutch latch so that thebolt 49 will lock the rings of each inner set together, and the rotationof the wheel will carry the ring members around during its rotation sothat the chains 22 will be removed from the fingers and the springs 21will draw them tight around the tire of the wheel.

As the wheel continues to rotate, the bolt recesses 34 are brought inline with the bolts 37 and 38 so that they will project into therecesses and lock the two ring members on each side of the wheeltogether, making a complete ring, and as soon as the two rmg members arelocked together, the rotation of the wheel will be effective in removingthe chains 40 from their supporting fingers so that the springs in themembers 39 will draw the chains 40 into contact with the tire of thewheel.

When .it is desired to remove the chains from contact with the tire ofthewheel, the

clutch latch 48 may be withdrawn from engagement with the openings 59and 51 so,

that the cleat 67 may be passed over the toe thereof to hold the bolt 49out of engagement I with the openings 50 and 51, and the wheel will beturned until the chains 22 are 0 posite their respective fingers, when te rings may be put back upon the fingers by hand. The bolts 37 and 38may then be withdrawn so that the ring members 35 and 36 may be returnedto their normal position relatively to the ring members 12 and 15, inwhich position the chains 40 may be engaged by their supporting fingers41 and 42.

The forks may then be pulled down until they bear upon the rear end ofthe clutch latch and t e detent 63 may be dropped into the notch 64,whereupon the cleat 67 may be swung out of engagement with the latch.The chains will again be in position to be instantaneously applied,simply by removing the detent 63 and permitting their mechanicalapplication.

From the foregoing, it will be observed that the chains may be appliedmechanically in an instantaneous manner, and that the device may beattached to a motor vehicle of usual construction without, altering thesame.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a wheel having a bearing ringsecured thereto, a chain supporting means spaced from the periphery ofthe wheel, means for applying anti-skid chains to the tire of the wheelincluding a ring memberdetachably engaging the hearing ring, means forconnecting and disconnecting said ring members, and spring controlledradial members mounted on the second ring member and engagin the chain.

2. The combination with a w eel having a pair of bearing rings securedto the spokes thereof, a chain supporting means spaced from theperiphery of the wheel, means for applying anti-skid chains to the tireof the wheel including a pair of ring members mounted on each bearinring, said ring members each having spring controlled radial membersmounted thereon and engaging the chain, means detachably connecting theinner ring memberof each pair with its bearing ring, and means fordetachably connecting theouter ring members to the in-- ner ringmembers.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chainsupport, sprin fingers carried by said support, anti-skid 0 sins engagedby said fingers, means responsive to a part of the vehicle wheel forremoving said chains from said fingers, and causing them to contact withthe tire of the wheel.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of ring members, a wheelsupported bearing for said ring members, chains supported out of contactwith said wheel, de vices on the ring members for removing the chainsfrom their support-to cause them to engage the wheel tire, and clutchmembers on one of the ring members for engaging the other ring member tofasten them together.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD l3. WILSON.

Witnesses:

B. F. Fnmus, F. E. Giil'lHER-T

